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Film · 2016

Mum's List

Directed by Niall Johnson · starring Emilia Fox, Rafe Spall and Elaine Cassidy

  • 1 h 41 min
  • 12
  • Drama
  • UK
  • Released in the UK 24 November 2016
  • 5.6 AverageMovieNCo
  • 6.5 Users1 vote
  • 4.7 Critics3 reviews
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Synopsis

This British drama is based in the homonymous novel from St John Greene. The movie tells the story of Singe and Kate, a couple who live in the British village of North Somerset. The lives of the lead characters will change completely when doctors diagnose Kate an incurable breast cancer. During her last weeks alive Kate writes a list of memories and thoughts in order to help the love of her life and her two sons moving on when she will not be with them.

'Mum's List' is directed by Niall Johnson and her characters are starred by Rafe Spall, Emilia Fox, Elaine Cassidy, William Stagg, Matthew Stagg, Richard Cordery, Susan Jameson, Ross McCormack, Sophie Simnett, Bobby Lockwood, Naomi Battrick and Andrew Byron.

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The essentials

Runtime
101 min1 hour and 41 minutes
Rating
12Suitable for 12 years and over
How long is Mum's List?
1 hour and 41 minutes (101 minutes).
When was Mum's List released in the UK?
It was released in the UK on 24 November 2016.
Who directed Mum's List?
Niall Johnson.
Who is in Mum's List?
It stars Emilia Fox, Rafe Spall, Elaine Cassidy and Matthew Stagg.
Where can I watch Mum's List?
In the UK it is available to rent on Prime Video.
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Cast

Full cast (15)
Director
Niall Johnson
Writers
Niall Johnson
Producers
Niall Johnson, Christopher Charles Wood

Videos and trailers

All 2 videos
'Mum's List' trailer 2:0217 November 2016

Photos and posters

All 25 photos

Reviews

All 3 reviews
6.5 1 vote

What the critics say average 4.7 from 3 outlets

  • 8.0 The GuardianPeter Bradshaw It is managed with honesty, dignity and conviction, and there are very real moments of personal pain. Read
  • 4.0 El PaísJordi Costa Although Neill Johnson and his cast do what they can, elegant temporary transitions included, with that material so typical of a telefilm, the truth is that, on the screen, the Greene's drama… Read
  • 2.0 El PeriódicoNando Salvá The film tries to move at all costs, but its capacity for emotional impact is torpedoed both by the roughness of its sentimentality and the predictability of its narration, and by those tricky… Read

Soundtrack

All 16 songs
  1. The RushScott Matthews, Published Metropolis Music Publishing Spotify
  2. The Look of LoveABC, Words, Martin Fry, David Palmer Spotify
  3. I've Got to Have YouJulian Spotify
  4. PhotographKAIA Spotify

Trivia

  • Winner

    It won the Audience Award at the 2017 Heartland Film Festival in Indianapolis, USA

  • Based on a book

    'Mum's List is based on a book with the same name written by St. John Green

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